Thread Subject: Re: Combined HardwareSubcommittee Proposal

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From: Debbie Cook
Date: Tue, Dec 19 2006 11:05 AM

Randy wrote:
So, back to 508. Perhaps our definition should include something like this:

A device is considered ³Self-Contained² if the original manufacturer has not
provided a way for third-party software and hardware to be added to the
device.

No. This doesn't work. There may be a way, but if no AT vendor has developed
the necessary AT, the product is NOT accessible. The developer says: Sure
you're welcome to make my product accessible. The AT developer says: Gee I
don't have te development resource to do that. So it's possible, not
happening, and not accessible. A product is only accessible if that
accessibility is reasonably available and exists.

A similar example occurs when the dveloper says "it worked with X AT" but
doesn't work with any of the AT users actually have. Still not really
accessible except in theory.
-Randy

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